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LSAT - Law School
Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:56 pm
I graduated from SLU in 1996 with a degree in Accounting. I mailed it in while there and graduated with a 2.6 GPA. My boss has been after me for years to go to law school so I finally took the LSAT today. It wasn’t as hard as I thought. I have no aspirations of getting into LSU Law or even Loyola Law. What are my chances of getting into Southern Law School with a 2.6 GPA from 1996 and what will likely turn out to be an average LSAT score.
They have an evening program that would take me 4 years. Be done by the time that I am 55.
They have an evening program that would take me 4 years. Be done by the time that I am 55.
This post was edited on 11/10/23 at 10:12 pm
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Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:57 pm to jflsufan
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They have an evening program that would take me 4 years. Be done by the time that I am 55.
but why?
Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:59 pm to 777Tiger
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but why?
For one my company will pay for it. Also, I figure it will set me up nice to be an in house counsel where I am at and somewhere else in the twilight of my career.
This post was edited on 11/10/23 at 10:00 pm
Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:59 pm to jflsufan
Google is your friend. You can plug in your GPA and LSAT score and there is a website that gives you your % to get into various schools.
With a 2.6 you may need a decent LSAT score but I think Southern is the last ranked law school in the country, so there is hope.
With a 2.6 you may need a decent LSAT score but I think Southern is the last ranked law school in the country, so there is hope.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:00 pm to LSUTigahss
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Google is your friend. You can plug in your GPA and LSAT score and there is a website that gives you your % to get into various schools. With a 2.6 you may need a decent LSAT score but I think Southern is the last ranked law school in the country, so there is hope.
Yeah I know. Just took the test today and now waiting to get score is going to kill me.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:02 pm to danilo
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Becoming a lawyer at 55?
Hey man. I have lost 125 pounds. I feel better than I did when I was 35. I have a new lease in life and it’s never to late to reinvent yourself.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:02 pm to danilo
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Becoming a lawyer at 55?
I thought about it too, half of my fraternity brothers are lawyers/judges/prosecutors, they all talked me off of that ledge
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:02 pm to jflsufan
quote:reheated pizza
LSAT
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:03 pm to jflsufan
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I have lost 125 pounds
Did she take the house, kids, and make you sell your boat?
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:03 pm to jflsufan
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I graduated from SLU in 1996 with a degree in Accounting. I mailed it in while there and graduated with a 2.6 GPA. My boss has been after me for years to go to law school so I finally took the LSAT today. It wasn’t as hard as I thought. I have no aspirations of getting into LSU Law or even Loyola Law. What are my chances if getting into Southern Law School with a 2.6 GPA from 1996 and what will likely turn out to be an average LSAT score.
They have an evening program that would take me 4 years. Be done by the time that I am 55.
Wouldn't you be better off just getting some sorta correspondence degree or whatever?
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:09 pm to 777Tiger
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I thought about it too, half of my fraternity brothers are lawyers/judges/prosecutors, they all talked me off of that ledge
I don’t want to practice law so to speak. I am pretty much in house counsel where I am now. I refer to outside counsel when needed. I wet nursed the two in house counsels that we had before until they left the company. I also handle mergers and acquisitions now.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:10 pm to Pandy Fackler
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Wouldn't you be better off just getting some sorta correspondence degree or whatever?
I already have a degree. Southern is an accredited law school where you get a JD. Not looking to get an LLM.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:12 pm to jflsufan
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I don’t want to practice law so to speak. I am pretty much in house counsel where I am now. I refer to outside counsel when needed. I wet nursed the two in house counsels that we had before until they left the company. I also handle mergers and acquisitions now.
I could see some practical application there but you being green sixteen with a brand new shiny law degree would still have to hire experienced attorneys for the fine print, remember this, there is no one in the entire world that knows more about the law than a 1L student
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:14 pm to jflsufan
You’ll get into Southern.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:20 pm to jflsufan
You should try. I got into LSU with similar grades. It’s not that competitive.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:21 pm to danilo
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Did she take the house, kids, and make you sell your boat?
Nope. Been married over 25 years. Maybe dealing with a little empty nest syndrome and looking for something else to do.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:23 pm to OliversArmy
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It’s not that competitive.
not to insult our attorneys on here but I think law school is the easiest of all post grad schools, I was a freshman when I met my college gf that was graduating and going to law school, I studied with her and her friends for the next three years and I'm pretty sure I could have passed the bar with them
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:24 pm to OliversArmy
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You should try. I got into LSU with similar grades. It’s not that competitive.
I would love to go to LSU Law School. But I am not sure that I am willing to commit to the amount of studying that I would have to do to get through school there if I did get in. Southern will certainly be less demanding to say the least.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 10:24 pm to jflsufan
Call the admissions department and have a frank discussion about your situation as a non-traditional student and your GPA. Take an LSAT practice test to just see where your starting point is. Law school is good for non-traditional students because you don't need to be proficient and anything in particular except study skills.
I will say I can't imagine doing law school with a full-time job even in 4 years going year round. That said I didn't go to Southern so I have no idea how to view the curriculum intensity but there is a huge amount of reading in law school which just takes time unless you fake your way through.
I will say I can't imagine doing law school with a full-time job even in 4 years going year round. That said I didn't go to Southern so I have no idea how to view the curriculum intensity but there is a huge amount of reading in law school which just takes time unless you fake your way through.
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